#justiceforgeorgefloyd

Rode our bikes to the George Floyd demonstration at the statehouse. He was brutally executed in Minnesota on the street a week ago. I’ve never been to a protest rally where the police presence is so extra and intimidating. Helicopters, officers on the roof, filing out the building like ants, at every edge of the premises, on every street leaving downtown. And they just stand there, even at the protestors request they don’t empathize. The problem is racism, the policing itself, and the systems that support all of it. Sad to say, this outrage is inevitable and will continue to happen until structural change occurs. I never could’ve imagined that 2020 would be like this and that black people would still be fighting against those who kill and dehumanize us.

ETA: A previous version of this post stated that two of the officers involved in George Floyd’s killing were of Asian descent. We have not yet been able to confirm the race of the second officer and so have updated that below.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by four Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers. This gut-wrenching tragedy, in addition to the police murders of Tony McDade, Yassin Mohamed, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, Steven Taylor, the vigilante murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and the hate crime murder of Nina Pop, and countless others, has re-sparked collective outrage that is being met with the brute force of state repression — all during a pandemic that is disproportionately claiming Black and Indigenous lives in this country.

We, as Asians4BlackLives (A4BL), join our comrades in denouncing these gross displays of state-sanctioned police violence, and renew our call to all non-Black people of Asian descent to move in solidarity with Black communities for Black liberation and resistance.

We cannot look past the fact that at least one of the MPD police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd, Tou Thao, is Asian American. While we acknowledge the complex and contradictory histories of who make up “Asian Americans,” another instance of the direct involvement of officers of Asian descent in the death of a Black man is not just a damning symbol for Asian American complicity in the death of Black people, but also a direct manifestation of anti-Blackness in our communities.

This history of anti-Blackness runs deep, from the murder of Latasha Harlins by Soon Ja Du to daily practices of racial profiling and cultural appropriation. Non-Black Asians must act swiftly to end all forms of violence against Black people. We call on Asian Americans to reject the model minority myth, which was historically created to delegitimize Black resistance while absolving non-Black Americans from addressing systemic racism. It is our duty to continue the legacy of past and present Black and Asian solidarity — from activists like Yuri Kochiyama, Grace Lee Boggs, and Kartar Dhillon to the Black Buffalo soldiers who defected from the U.S. army in support of Philippine independence. This means organizing our communities in solidarity and protesting using a diversity of tactics, including shutting down business as usual to ensure that each life wrongfully taken by the police does not go in vain.

Abolish the Police

We echo what Black activists have said countless times: the institution of modern-day policing — with its origins in slave-catching — has always served to protect private property and the ruling elite at the expense of Black, Indigenous, and poor and working class communities. Police violence against Black people is not the result of some officers being “a few bad apples.” The trees producing these apples are rotten to the roots. The problem cannot be fixed with simple reform measures — abolition of the police as an institution is necessary to prevent further Black lives from being lost.

Uplift Black Resistance, Help Build Black Power

We uplift the demands from the Movement for Black Lives and amplify the call to divest from police and invest in community. We also join Reclaim the Block,Black Visions Collective, and others who have called on the Minneapolis City Council to defund the Minneapolis Police Department (and all police departments) and invest in resources that actually keep Black communities (and thereby also all communities) safe and healthy by sharing and signing this petition.

We urge our communities to continue to join spaces and groups of people that are on the frontlines of building a society rooted in Black Power and Black Liberation, a world where Black Lives truly matter:

• Build strong communities and community safety plans; #DontCalltheCops.
• Fight to abolish the prison industrial complex that continuously profits from locking up Black people and perpetuates a never-ending cycle of criminalization and violence. #AbolishPrisons.
• Fight to #CancelRent and raise the minimum wage so that Black communities can afford to live in the neighborhoods they are often displaced from.
• Fight for a just transition, a #BlackNewDeal, #RedNewDeal and a #GreenNewDeal to counter the greed of corporations that for too long have profited off of the destruction of our Mother Earth and the environmental racism that disproportionately affects Black and Indigenous people.
• Fight for #MedicareForAll, so that Black people can have access to quality healthcare that does not lead to catastrophic spending and bankruptcy.
• Fight for a society in which wealth is not concentrated in the hands of a few billionaires who utilize the police to violently protect their interests.
• Fight against imperialism, which threatens Black communities globally, and support people-led movements worldwide.
• Build life together that promotes not just surviving, but thriving: SOLUTIONS not PUNISHMENT.
• Research the Black-led groups in your area. Talk to your non-Black friends and family about anti-Blackness. Listen, plug in to action, and donate to Black individuals and organizations.
• Donate to vetted, Black-led organizations, bail funds, and allied groups in your area. In Minnesota, we recommend the following, which are currently accepting donations as of June 1, 2020: George Floyd’s family GoFundMe,CTUL, a low-income worker of color-led organization (mostly Latinx) down the block from where George Floyd was killed, who have been offering mutual aid to protesters, and Northstar Health Collective, street medics treating people and training folks how to take care of each other in protests.

In all these struggles, follow the leadership and center the perspectives of those most affected.

All lives do not matter until Black Lives Matter. Asian Americans need to strengthen our solidarity with our Black siblings. We must struggle and fight together for an end to the unjust siege against Black communities everywhere, and put an end to the police state and all forms of state-sanctioned violence.

Together, with our comrades, we demand:

Justice for George Floyd
Justice for Tony McDade
Justice for Yassin Mohamed
Justice for Sean Reed
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Justice for Steven Taylor
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Justice for Nina Pop
Justice for all Black Lives

Black Lives Matter

In Love, Power, and Solidarity,
Asians4BlackLives

Black Lives Matter.

‘Black Lives Stand Together’ Art Print by Tiso Boiteto

hello guys!! if you can please take a moment of your time to help raise awareness for what’s happening around the world. sign the petitions and if you can please donate.

this carrd has a lot of links and explains everything that’s happening! please take a look and share this with your friends and family.

Black Lives Matter!!

Ways To Help

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PLACES TO DONATE AND SIGN TO SUPPORT BLM

(Do not donate money to change.org, none of their funds go to their petitions or organizations)

I Run With Maud - a fundraiser for the family of Maud to support them financially and seek justice. Ahmaud Arbery is black man who was chased and gunned down by two white men.(donation)

Minnesota freedom fund - raise money to bail out minnesota protesters (donation)

Official George Floyd donation fund(donation

The heart of a chef - Help pay for a black chef’s medical expenses

Justice for Sheku Bayoh - A black male who was taken into police custody and never returned home(petition)

Justice for Jennifer Jeffley - A black woman who was arrested at the age of 15 for a crime she did not commit (petition)

Abolish prison labor in the US(petition)

Free Willie Simmons - A black man serving 38 years for stealing $9(petition)

Free Siyanda Mngaza - A young black woman sentenced to 4 ½ years for self defence(petition)

Drop all charges against trafficking survivor Chrystul Kizer - A black woman incarcerated for using self defence against a trafficker (petition)

Justice for Zinedine - A black woman who was r*ped and he walks free. (petition)

Justice for Joāo Pedro - A 14 year old black boy who was shot in his home by the Rio de Janeiro police and died. 72 bullet holes were found in his home.(petition)

Justice for Sean Reed - A young black man who’s life ended after excessive violence by the cops against him while he was unarmed. (petition)

Justice for Breonna Taylor - A black woman, an award winning EMT who was killed by police in her home after an illegal unnanounced drug raid. They went to the WRONG HOUSE. (petition)

Exonerate Eric Riddick - A black man who was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit in 1992. There was no physical evidence. (petition)

Justice for Elijah Nichols - A black man who was attacked by a predominantly white fraternity party, stabbed his attackers in self defence, and is now incarcerated for it.(petition)

Justice for Emerald Black - A black pregnant woman who was attacked by the police for having bad registration tags. She was stomped in the stomach causing her to miscarry. (petition)

Justice for Amiya Braxton - A black child who was hit by a car. No one took her case serious and the driver was not charged. (petition)

Justice for Belly Mujinga - A black woman who was attacked while she had COVID-19 which likely lead to her death.(petition)

Justice for Tamir Rice - A 12 year old black boy who was shot and killed by officers for playing with a toy gun. The officers were not charged.(petition)

Justice for Andile Mchunu - A missing black man who was last seen beaten by a group of men.(petition)

Disbarment of George E. Barnhill - The man who decided to sit on the case of Ahmaud Arbery.(petition)

Criminal charges against Travis and Greg McMichael in the murder of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.(petition)

Correcting a wrongful conviction against Kyjuanzi Harris - A black man who was arrested without cause. He has been in prison for 9 years now.(petition)

Justice for Darrius Stewart - A black man who was killed by a cop for a mistaken identity.(petition)

Reopen Kendrick Johnsons case - A black man who was killed by a man through a jealous fight over a girl. The autopsy revealed that his death was not accidental, the man admits to murder, yet the case is closed. (petition)

Raise the degree - remove bail for Derek Chauvin, the man who killed George Floyd(petition)

Exoneration of Albert Wilson - A black male wjo was sentenced by an all white jury 12 years for making out with a white woman in a bar.(petition)

Julius Jones - An innocent man set to be excecuted in oklahoma (petition)

Junk the anti-terrorism bill- a bill is trying to get passed calling protests, mass mobilizations, and political activities “terrorism” and trying to make them illegal(petition)

Justice for Darrius Stewart - a 19 year old who was gunned down by a white police officer(petition)

Free Wis. teen facing life in prison for killing her rapist (petition)

Justice for Alejandro Vargas Martinez - A black 15 year old who was shot 7 times while walking to school(petition)

I need to share this right now so I can eat but i will add more later! I DON’T care if its not ACNH. If this bothers you, unfollow me. I couldn’t care less. It bothers me how little I see donation and petition links on here, i have a good amount of followers on here, so see this. sign them.

Please sign them ALL. It really is NOT that hard. And share so others will do the same.

HERE is a thurough link for every city’s bail funds!!!

Reclaim the Block - an organization to help the Minneapolis community to access housing, youth services, harm reduction, and protection for low wage workers.(donation)

Help coach Steve Parker get back in the game - Black tennis player Steve Parker was diagnosed with COVID-19 and recovered and then later suffered a serious stroke. Help pay for his medical and rehabilitation bills. (donation)

Columbus freedom fund - bail out columbus protesters and people in need (donation)

Detroit Justice - bail out protesters and people in need (donation)

Humanity behind bars - an organization dedicated to building inside and outside alliances and re-entry networks of care.(donation)

Atlanda solidarity fund- bail out atlanta protesters(donation)

Brooklyn community bail fund(donation)

Philly bail fund(donation)

National revolving bail fund(donation)

NYC Free Them All bail fund(donation)

Chicago bail fund(donation)

Boston Mass bail fund(donation)

Kansas community bail fund(donation)

Hawaii community bail fund(donation)

Vegas freedom fund(donation)

Memphas bail fund(donation)

Nebraska left coalition(donation)

NC community bail fund(donation)

Milwaukee freedom fund(donation)

Portland freedom fund

Alachua COVID-19 Bond Fund - Release those from jail to protect them from COVID(donation)

Detroit bail fund(donation)

People’s city counsil freedom fund - Increase the safety and bail of protesters protesting the lack of funds LA provides for it’s people during COVID-19 (donation)

Richmund community bail fund - bail out richmund protesters(donation)

BYP100 - A registered cheritable organization to support social welfare giving.(donation)

North Star Health Collective - Help support a stronger healthier community(donate)

Lousville community bail fund - bail out lousville protesters(donation)

Black visions donation(donate)

Nadarrius Lundy memorial fund - Nadarrius lost his life at 15 years old drowning in Jacob’s Creek, help pay for his memorial funds(donate)

BLACK LIVES MATTER - fund their movement(donation)

Greene Family fire relief - The Greene family of 11 lost their house due to an electrical fire, help pay for their expenses (donation)

Marcus Jackson medical fund - Marcus Jackson needs help fighting bone cancer(donation)

COVID-19 survivor, Ron’s Road to recovery - help pay his hospital bills(donation)

Jessica Mahone - Her and her 9 year old son were hit by a drunk driver, help pay her medical bills(donation)

Comfort and support for the Moncrease family - In the midst of Maria being 9 months pregnant it was found that Justice had a terminal and mutated form of Multiple Myeloma. (donation)

Help a front line nurse and baby get proper care - Sylvia Leroy, a pregnant nurse, positive with COVID-19 suffered from cardiac arrest leaving her with brain injury from lack of oxygen(donation)

Support Rod Stoddart’s family - Help Rod’s family after his passing of COVID-19(donation)

Justice for Greg Hill - Greg Hill, a black man, was killed in his garage by a sheriff’s deputy for a loud music complaint. The jury gave Hill’s estate $4 ($1 for each child’s pain and suffering and $1 for funeral expenses) Help repare his home and care for his children’s needs(donation)

Alton Sterling Family Scholarship - Sterling was shot and killed by police for selling CDs outside a food mart. Help pay for his children’s school and needs.(donation)

I DONT care that this is long, we need people’s attention.

I personally witnessed this type of racist, retaliatory behavior by the Minneapolis police department back in 2016. Philando Castile had just been murdered live on Facebook. The incident was fearlessly broadcasted by his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds. Remember her? I’ll never forget the voice of her four year old daughter in the background of the video, pleading with her mom to cooperate because she didn’t want the cops to shoot her, too. The very next next day I turned a corner in Minneapolis where I happened to be living for the summer. I came upon an unarmed black man sprawled on his stomach in the middle of a vacant parking lot. His arms were raised to the sky, as high as they could possibly go in that vulnerable position, as three cops stood in a circle surrounding him, each with their gun pointed at his head. I froze. The cops’ eyes darted from me to the compliant man laying face down on the ground to each other as I nervously removed my phone from my pocket. I pointed it directly at the cops, who in turn lowered their weapons, detained the man and put him in the backseat of the squad car. The next day I turned a corner in another part of the city. This time I watched a white security guard slam a black man up against a brick wall. He was trying to wrestle a brown paper bag from the mans hand, accusing him of public intoxication. This time I didn’t freeze. I took out my phone and pointed it at the white guard until the situation de-escalated. When the guard removed the bottle from the bag, it was only orange juice. I realized then that I had surely observed this type of behavior throughout my life, that I was raised with reruns of COPS blaring in the background of my white suburban childhood. I had been conditioned to overlook police aggression towards people of color as somehow normal. I could no longer be passive with my privilege if witnessing and documenting these moments might diffuse a lethal situation. Ever since that weekend I have made it a rule to drop whatever I’m doing, pull out my phone, and point it directly at any cop I happen upon who is merely interacting with a black person. There are no videos of these incidents because in the moment I’m always too shaken to switch my camera setting from photo to video or hit record. It is terrifying for anyone to confront a cop, and it is hard to imagine how scared Philando Castile must have felt in his final moments on earth. I’m still amazed that Diamond had the composure to not only film the murder of her boyfriend, but broadcast it live and narrate it for the whole world to see — directly in the face of Philando’s killers. It is heartbreaking to imagine how frightened that little girl in the backseat must still be to this day, how the sound of sirens will haunt her for the rest of her life. I grieve for Minneapolis, for America, for the family of George Floyd. We must all meet this moment and do whatever we can to dismantle a system of white supremacist violence that harms us all.

I don’t usually post much here but I need my voice and opinions out there. If you take the time to read this I just want to thank you and ask for an open mind and a kind heart.

Today I had written on my window ACAB, 1312, and Land Back. My parents took it down out of fear. They feared that if police were to see it, they would not help us if and when we are in need. They feared we would become a target for hate crime and be targeted by conservatives and possibly groups like the KKK. That broke my heart. I could feel it tear apart. I could feel the muscle rip. I didn’t show it though. They believe that after all of the protests and fighting is done things will go back to “normal”. Our “normal” is African Americans being killed on the streets by police officers. Our “normal” is indigenous women going missing and the police officers and government not caring or searching. Our “normal” is full of hate and sorrow and people being ignored and pushed aside in order for the U.S. to continue to keep up the appearance of being a perfect country. I don’t want to go back to normal. I won’t allow it. But there is nothing I can truly do to stop it from coming back. I ache to do something. Even if that means protesting. Even if that means writing simple messages on my window. No family should fear what would happen to them because of what they say or believe. It’s hurts that I don’t do anything to a point where I can’t handle it. I can NOT be just a bystander. I can’t continue to fill my days with fantasies because I am unhappy with my life of NOTHING. I can’t just sit and watch while hoping for the best. I have always felt a power within me and I know and hope others feel it to. A craving to be something and do something that children will read about in the history books. Something that will inspire others. I can’t continue to sit and watch as normal returns. I NEED to do something and I need to do it now. I need to release this power and energy out into the world. I have no idea what I can do though. Writing on my window won’t be enough. I see that now. I don’t wish to anger my family or put them in danger which is why I am currently a sitting duck. Just another person being lost in the crowd. The crowd of people who refuse to do anything. Being a bystander and allowing the “normal” to be in the U.S. and to be in the world. Being a bystander causes my depression and I see that now. I have to do something. I need to do something. Something. Something that will show the power that an indigenous woman like myself has. That many other people have as well. I need help. I need guidance. Guidance that will allow me to DO something. That will allow me to BE something. Because I am taking a stand and am no longer allowing myself to sit and hope. Hope will only go so far.

Hey guys, I haven’t been online for a while but came back to check in on you guys.

I hope everyone is doing okay. Please stay safe and take care of yourselves!

If there are any petitions/campaigns etc. I can share please send them to me!

Ways To Help